BAGHDAD Iraqi troops consolidated gains in their advance on the northern city of Mosul today, regrouping as they clear neighborhoods and houses once occupied by the Islamic State group. In Mosul proper, where troops have a foothold in a sliver of territory in the city’s east, the special forces control the Zahra neighborhood, once named […]
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Mothers-to-be struggle in ruins of storm-hit Haiti
COTEAUX, HAITI Nathanaelle Bernard was two months short of the due date for her first child when Hurricane Matthew crashed through her town overlooking the Caribbean Sea along Haiti’s southwestern coast. The storm, with its 145 mph winds, destroyed her small home of cinder blocks. Powerful waves carried away most of her belongings, including the […]
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Pats back from a bye
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Fresh off their bye week, the New England Patriots returned to the practice field this week and players said they took advantage of the time off to get their bodies ready for the second half of the season. The Patriots, 7-1 after reeling off four wins with Tom Brady back following his “Deflategate” […]
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Tanton Mattson wants a title
LISBON Tanton Mattson dreamt often about this season. The Lisbon High School senior linebacker and offensive lineman envisioned an undefeated, dominating season for his Greyhounds, ending with a State Class D championship. But, as happens so often with dreams, a nightmare soon follows. Lisbon lost its Campbell Conference opener back on Sept. 3 to Winthrop/Monmouth, […]
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Wizards jump out to big lead, drop Celtics, 118-93
WASHINGTON Otto Porter didn’t think much of “Otto Porter” chants in the final minutes of the Washington Wizards’ 118-93 rout of the Boston Celtics. But they sure were familiar. Back in the same building he called home when he starred at Georgetown, Porter scored a career-high 34 points and had 14 rebounds Wednesday night. Porter […]
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Can Browns win a game?
The Cleveland Browns are winless, 0-9 for the first time in this version of the franchise’s history. They are ranked dead last at No. 32 in the AP Pro32. And now they must play on a short week at their hated rival, the Ravens — who used to be the Browns before fleeing to Baltimore […]
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Football regional finals
BRUNSWICK It is regional final time in high school football, and two area teams are in the mix. On Friday night in Brunswick, the top-seeded and undefeated Dragons (9-0) play host to No. 2 Brewer (8-1) at 7 p.m. This is a rematch of an Oct. 7 matchup, also in Brunswick. The Dragons routed the […]
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Seahawks struggling to get any rest for their defense
RENTON, Wash. Just as the Seattle Seahawks are evolving offensively and appearing to find success, they have another problem emerging. In the last few weeks, Seattle can’t get off the field on defense. And it’s not the best time to be struggling on that side of the ball about to go on the road, on […]